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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Mu'minun, verse 71

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Without diacritics

ولو اتبع الحق اهواءهم لفسدت السماوات والارض ومن فيهن بل اتيناهم بذكرهم فهم عن ذكرهم معرضون

If the Truth had been In accord with their desires, Truly the heavens and the earth, And all beings therein Would have been in confusion And corruption! Nay, We Have sent them their admonition, But they turn away From their admonition.

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  • Verse 71 of 118
  • Juz 18
  • Page 346

Word by word

  1. وَلَوِBut ifwalawi
  2. ٱتَّبَعَ(had) followedittabaʿa
  3. ٱلْحَقُّthe truthl-ḥaqu
  4. أَهْوَآءَهُمْtheir desiresahwāahum
  5. لَفَسَدَتِsurely (would) have been corruptedlafasadati
  6. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُthe heavensl-samāwātu
  7. وَٱلْأَرْضُand the earthwal-arḍu
  8. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  9. فِيهِنَّ ۚ(is) thereinfīhinna
  10. بَلْNaybal
  11. أَتَيْنَـٰهُمWe have brought themataynāhum
  12. بِذِكْرِهِمْtheir reminderbidhik'rihim
  13. فَهُمْbut theyfahum
  14. عَنfromʿan
  15. ذِكْرِهِمtheir reminderdhik'rihim
  16. مُّعْرِضُونَ(are) turning awaymuʿ'riḍūna

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